Get the hang of wall systems

For several years I have used strips of "french cleats". I made them out of scrap lumber and have 3-4 on each wall of my shop separated be 1-2 feet or whatever looks good. You can then make mating pieces custom designed for whatever you're hanging. I don't have more than a few dollars into the whole system, counting the electricity to cut the pieces. Very handy, versatile and cheap to construct.

I have friends with slatwall and the system works great, however, the slats tend to collect dust which makes a major shop cleaning a major pain. Therefore, when I put my shop together I used gridwall; a similar product made of 1/4 inch enameled wire in 4 inch grids which uses all the same slatwall fixtures.

For more garage/shop upgrades see the magazine Greate Garage Makeovers, 2010 at: http://www.woodstore.net/grgama.html Marlen @ WOOD

I've installed these on different walls in my shop and they work great. I made shelves and draw units to hang using L shaped screws into the back of the shelf that hook into the slat walls. Love them